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SCIENCE into LITERACY (CORI)
October 10, 2008
How often have you discussed science and literacy and found the exchange occurring only one way. “Yes, literacy has a lot to offer science. We can help with strategies to read non-fiction, write informational articles, etc.”  Seldom is it the other way around. Seldom do we discuss what science has to offer literacy. We’d like to offer an opportunity to reverse that dialog. Scientifically Based Reading Research within the Concept Oriented Reading Instruction (CORI) framework has found significant differences in a student‘s reading comprehension and fluency when teachers integrate the motivational power of science to engage students in text.  Science can support the reading classroom by providing an engaging, motivational context for reading to thrive.
PROGRAM GOALS:
Participants will...
  1. gain an understanding of the principles and theory of engagement.
  2. gain an understanding of five instructional practices that support motivation for reading.
  3. develop strategies to integrate the engaging context of science into literacy instruction.
  4. conduct this work with the collegial support of a building-based team and reciprocal teams across the district.
This is a brand new initiative. One that we are very excited about. Four Saint Paul Elementary Schools have been accepted into the Science into Literacy (CORI) Program for the 2008-2009 academic year. Each school has a team comprised of a literacy coach, science resource specialist, and 3-4 classroom teachers.

Participating teams receive resource support to purchase release time and/or stipends for time outside of the working day. A time commitment of approximately 30 hours distributed throughout the year is expected.
Direct any questions to
Bill Lindquist <bill.lindquist@spps.org> 651-214-0480
Greg Childs <gregory.childs@spps.org> 651-793-5487
Read more about CORI, vignettes of CORI in action, supporting documentation, research findings and other literature at the main CORI website.